Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

I was at the local drugstore and stopped to scoff at their fragrance selection ( Yeah, 'cause I'm a perfume snob after reading from Basenotes, don'tcha know!) I saw something that reminded me of my childhood in the 80's. That familiar yellow and white striped box containing Giorgio. I saw the price... $14.99. I decided to hold off on buying until I read some of the reviews and got a few opinions ( After all, that 15 bucks could be part of a down payment on the tax of the cap off a bottle of Amouage)

Is this the same juice of yesteryear that you couldn't help but seeing EVERYWHERE? Is it still any good? Was it ever good? Worth the 15 bucks? I guess the box would look good in my collection if nothing else...

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

Originally Posted by Dimitrios

this is just as good or better than many or most niches !! go try some

Not a surprising statement from a man with a bottle of Kouros in his avatar. I'll have to head back there tomorrow. They are having a buy one, get one half off sale too. Just have to find something else there I like, don't have, and can't get way cheaper online.

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

Fans of this potion have Elizabeth Arden Co. to thank for resurrecting this baby, as well as many other great powerhouse scents that would have been left to die otherwise (e.g., Z-14, Sung Homme, Bijan Men, etc.). Also, they haven't screwed with the formulas either.

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

Originally Posted by shamu1

Giorgio For Men is better than most niches - MUCH better!!

Really... maybe I'll just buy 2 bottles for $22.50 and wear the hell out of it! I am always looking for cheap ( but good ) fragrances so I don't use up the pricier / hard to find / and discontinued stuff I have.

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

Giorgio for Men is a great choice, I wore it daily for more than twenty years.

The reformulation is superb. It is still my favorite fragrance.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, ...... I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

I just got back with a bottle... unfortunately the buy 1 get one half off sale didn't apply to this. Oh well. Still a bargain at twice that price. I have to agree that it is pretty good stuff and that 4 oz. bottle will last a while. I'll pick up another one next time I'm down that way, too.

In a PM, another member suggested Lauder for Men which actually came closest in 'feel' to Giorgio for Men.

Last edited by TwoRoads; 28th January 2010 at 02:39 AM.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, ...... I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

Originally Posted by Celsius32

Can anyone think of a similar fragrance to this one?
I'd really like to get it, but I'm againts buying blind.

I agree that I can't think of a particular scent that smells a lot like it. The best way I can describe it to my nose is that it has a very prominent moss base note, which I can smell throughout its duration and for me is its definining note. It is obviously an '80's scent, but not outdated. The mossiness is mixed with a very heavy and sweet amber or honey note, with a good deal of patchouli to give the whole scent some spiciness. To me, Giorgio is very heavy, herbal and sweet. The moss dominates for me. The closest scents I can think of would be either Eau de Monsieur (Annick Goutal) or Gianfranco Ferre Man, mainly because of their strong moss notes, but even those are quite different from Giorgio. Giorgio is much stronger and long lasting than either of those. Giorgio For Men has sillage like no other scent, as well as 12+ hours of longevity.

That's what Giorgio smells like to me, though other people may find its other notes to be more prominent than what I've described. It's truly a beautiful scent.

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

Sitting alongside Giorgio on the Aroma chart area , are Moods by Krizia & another little known one called Roccobarocco .I have Moods & is not like Giorgio .Roccobarocco is extremely hard to find so i cant comment on that one .

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

I bought this again (retail therapy after a crap day) yesterday. $12.99 for a 4 OZ bottle at Ross. It is so nice! Powerful stuff! How refreshing. I can actually smell my cologne and it appears to be holding up very well.

Just a classy...OPULENT is the word that keeps coming to mind. Jaipur Homme EDP is another one in this vein, though they smell nothing alike.

Re: Help!- Giorgio Beverly Hills

Smells very nice from a distance, but up close is a no-go for me; very chemical smelling, up close. As I'm the type who always sprays a fragrance on my arms, and am a constant arm sniffer, this guy just doesn't work out. I'll take Escada pH over this any day, lighter, yet still that powerhouse smell, and very similar smell to Giorgio, but without the harsh chemicals!